THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
The Division of Radiation Health Sciences in the Department of Environmental at Health
Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health offers
instruction and research opportunities in radiochemistry leading to the Sc. D. or Ph.D.
degrees. The graduate program is designed for those who plan a career in industry, academe
or the health professions which involves the application of radiotracer techniques. The
program of studies is tailored to the interests of the individual and comprises courses in
radiochemistry, radiopharmacology, radiobiology, radiation physics and instrumentation as
well as courses chosen from other Departments of the University (e.g., Chemistry, Biology,
Pharmacology). Doctoral candidates will be concerned with general course requirements
during the first year of residence and with more specialized courses relevant to their
particular interests during the second year. In most cases, supervised thesis research is
initiated at the close of the first year.

The Division is housed in modern facilities equipped for research in organic, inorganic
and analytical radiochemistry. On-site instrumentation includes IR, UV, GC and FT-NMR (80
and 300 MHz) as well as HPLC, radio- HPLC, radio-TLC, and microprocessor-controlled
counting equipment. A fully staffed computing center (IBM 4331) and various microcomputers
are available. A special feature of the program is the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Cyclotron
Facility for production of short-lived radionuclides (Carbon-11, Fluorine-18, Oxygen-15)
for positron emission tomographic studies. The Division of Radiation Health Sciences works
closely with the Division of Nuclear Medicine in the development of radiotracers for
biomedical research in areas such as neurotransmitter receptor mapping, energy metabolism,
neurotoxicology and oncology.

The primary research interests of the faculty involved in
radiochemistry are given below:

Dr. D. F. Wong: Physiological modeling and receptor quantification.
Fellowships and scholarships are available for highly qualified candidates with a
background in the physical and biological sciences.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. John R. Lever
The Johns Hopkins University
Room 2001
School of Hygiene and Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21205-2179

The Johns Hopkins University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action
institution.